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7 ways COVID-19 has impacted foodservice… What it means for fresh produce

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7 ways COVID-19 has impacted foodservice… What it means for fresh produce Produce Business Americans eat out more than they eat in. This tide turned a decade ago, when spending on food away from home figured at more than half of U.S. households’ food budgets, according to the USDA Economic Research Service 2018-released report, America’s Eating Habits: Food Away from Home. Fast forward, and the February 27-published 2020 State of the Restaurant Industry Report from the Washington, D.C.-headquartered National Restaurant Association (NRA) projected a nearly trillion-dollar industry, with the foodservice sector in the U.S. predicted to hit $899 billion. One month later, as the COVID-19 pandemic swept the nation, safer at home, shelter in place and quarantine orders cut foodservice sales by 47% nationwide. READ MORE

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